The 2025 North Carolina Courage season was the team's ninth in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), but it ended in disappointment as they narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing in ninth place—one point out of a postseason spot. After a strong 2024 campaign (5th place and a playoff appearance), the 2025 squad faltered, reaching the mid-season break outside the playoff line with 18 points, level with Gotham FC but losing the goal-differential tiebreaker (–2 vs. +5). The club made headlines on August 6, 2025, when it terminated head coach Sean Nahas effective immediately, naming Nathan Thackeray as Acting Head Coach the next day—though no interim was initially specified. Despite the coaching shakeup, the team couldn't recover their form, ultimately finishing the regular season one point behind the eighth-place cutoff. They also competed in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, but the overall campaign fell short of their recent success.